'Killer!'Casey stared at the pale face in front of him, the dark, red blood made a stunning contrast. A face he loved, he had kissed and caressed, the hazelnut brown eyes wide open, the soft lips cold.

'You wanted me to do it!'

He shuddered.'No, I don't. I love him.'

'Of course you do. That's why I did it. One day he would have left you. He never stays, you know this. Now he will always be yours.'

'Always mine!'Casey touched the blood with his fingertips, it felt warm and alive. He smiled.

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„Casey! Case, baby, wake up!“

With a low outcry he opened his eyes, his heart was racing, his breath fast and wheezy. He needed a minute or two to realize that he was in Zeke's house, in his bed and that Zeke was holding him tight in his arms. Reassuring his hands circled around his shoulders and his back, he could feel warm breath flickering over the skin of his cheeks.